The Gautier Gators held off the visiting Laurel Golden Tornadoes soccer team by a tally of 2-1 in Tuesday's league game.

Next, the Gators face the Vancleave Bulldogs (Vancleave, MS) in a 5A Region 4 game, on Friday, January 10. Gautier will attempt to advance on its 6-6 season record. The Bulldogs come into the game with a 7-6 record after their 1-1 league Stone (Wiggins, MS).

The Golden Tornadoes (8-12) will now prepare for their game against Wayne County (Waynesboro, MS). The War Eagles come into the 5A Region 4 game with a 1-13 record. In their last game, Wayne County was nipped by East Central (Moss Point, MS), 7-0, in a league game.